2 baby hawks from Philadelphia nest die; 3rd hurt

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two of the baby red-tailed hawks nesting on a ledge outside the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia have died after flying into windows and a third has been injured.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports (http://bit.ly/1aWrn2w ) the two babies died earlier this month after flying into windows at Moore College of Art around the corner. The third was found hurt near the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Tuesday and taken to a wildlife rehabilitation center.

Officials determined the injured bird was likely grazed by a car.

Adult hawks have been nesting on the third-floor ledge since 2009, prompting onlookers and spawning a “Franklin Hawkaholics” Facebook page. Last year, the male was killed by a truck on the Schuylkill Expressway. Another male later arrived and the female accepted him, so the nest continued.